List of 40 mm grenades
This is a general collection of the world's many types of ammunition for grenade launchers in 40 mm (1.57 in) caliber.
Several countries have developed or adopted grenade launchers in 40 mm caliber.[1]
NATO
40×46 mm LV (40 mm low velocity)
40×46 mm LV (low velocity)
The propellant has low pressure and gives the projectile an average velocity of 78–84 m/s (256–276 ft/s) depending on the ammunition type.[4]
40 mm low-velocity ammunition types (NATO)
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M381 HE, high explosive high-explosive shell.[5]
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M386 HE, high explosive[6] Basic high-explosive shell.[6] |
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M406 HE, high explosive[7] Basic high-explosive shell.[7] |
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M441 HE, high explosive[8] Basic high-explosive shell.[8] |
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AB, air burst | |
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M397, M397A1
AB, air burst[9][10] |
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DP, dual purpose | |
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M433 HEDP, high-explosive dual-purpose[11] Shaped charge with ability to damage soft targets and penetrate armor.[11] Armor penetration: 2.5 inches (63 millimeters).[12] |
MP, multiple projectile | |
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M576 MP-APERS, multiple projectile anti-personnel Buckshot cartridge with twenty 24-grain bullets.[13]
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IL, illumination | |
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M583A1 Illumination/signal flare, parachute star[14] (white flare) Flare grenade with parachute for illumination and signaling.[14] |
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M585 Illumination/signal flare, cluster star[15] (white flare) Grenade containing five nose-ejected, free-falling pyrotechnic star pellets used for signaling.[15] |
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M661 Illumination/signal flare, parachute star[14] (green flare) Flare grenade with parachute for illumination and signaling.[14] |
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M662 Illumination/signal flare, parachute star[14] (red flare) Flare grenade with parachute for illumination and signaling.[14] |
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M992 Infra-red illumination flare Flare grenade with parachute for M992 (40mm munition)
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M676 Smoke canopy (yellow smoke)[16] Smoke grenade with parachute for signaling and marking.[16] |
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M680 Smoke canopy (white smoke)[17] Smoke grenade with parachute for signaling and marking.[17] |
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M682 Smoke canopy (red smoke)[18] Smoke grenade with parachute for signaling and marking.[18] |
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M713 Ground marker (red smoke) Smoke grenade for signaling and marking.[19] |
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M714 Ground marker (white smoke) Smoke grenade for signaling and marking. |
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M715 Ground marker (green smoke)[20] Smoke grenade for signaling and marking.[20] |
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M716 Ground marker (yellow smoke)[21] Smoke grenade for signaling and marking.[21] |
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G, gas | |
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M651 CS gas[22] Tear gas grenade.[22] |
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TB, thermobaric | |
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XM1060 Thermobaric[23] The XM1060 is a 40 mm thermobaric grenade developed by Picatinny Arsenal.[23] |
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P, practice | |
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M781 P, practice[24] Training ammunition consisting of a steel body filled with orange signal chalk capped with a plastic ogive cap.[24] |
Besides combat ammo there also exists crowd control ammunition like sponge grenades.
40 mm low-velocity ammunition types (Sweden)
Sweden currently operates the M203 grenade launcher (designated Granattillsats 40 mm Automatkarbin in Sweden) and thus uses the 40 mm low-velocity cartridge.[25][26][4] Going against Swedish military tradition, the 40 mm low-velocity cartridge currently lacks a specified indigenous designation in Swedish service.[26][4] Instead only the projectile types have designations.
Currently these projectile types can be found in Swedish service manuals.[4]
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40 GSGR HE, high explosive Name: 40 GSGR, abbreviation for 40 mm gevärsspränggranat, Swedish for 40 mm rifle high-explosive grenade. The fuze is designated ÖHKBAR 40 GSGR, abbreviation for ögonblickligt högkänsligt basanslagsrör + shell designation, Swedish for 'instant high sensitivity base impact fuze'.[26][4] Description: The type is a high-explosive grenade meant against soft targets. Construction: The shell consists of a fragmentation body outfitted with internal steel balls for extra fragmentation damage. A highly sensitive, zero-delay fuze is located at the bottom of the shell.[26][4] Marking: The shell has a yellow head and green body. The side of the shell features the marking "ST" in yellow, which stands for stålkulor ('steel balls').[26][4]
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40 GPSGR HEDP, high-explosive dual-purpose Name: 40 GPSGR, abbreviation for 40 mm gevärspansarspränggranat, Swedish for "40 mm rifle high explosive anti-tank grenade". high-explosive dual-purpose grenade meant for use against both soft and lightly protected targets. It is probably equivalent to the American 40 mm M433.[11]
Construction: The shell consists of a fragmentation body, a high-explosive charge and a shaped charge.[26][4] Marking: The shell has a green head and green body. The side of the shell features the marking "RSV" in yellow, which stands for riktad sprängverkan ("shaped charge", lit. "directed explosive effect").[26][4]
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40 GÖVNGR 07 P, practice Name: 40 GÖVNGR 07, abbreviation for 40 mm gevärsövningsgranat 07, Swedish for 40 mm rifle practice grenade 07.[26][4] Description: The type is a practice shell for combat training and practice shooting. Construction: The shell has a steel body with a plastic cap and is filled with red signal chalk.[26][4] Marking: The shell is colored in NATO blue training color.[26][4]
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Mockups and inert types also exist for loading exercises and educational purposes.
40 mm low-velocity ammunition types (Romania)
Romanian arms producer
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Grenade 40 NATO Exploziva HE, high explosive Description: Romanian 40×46 mm low-velocity high-explosive cartridge.[27] Construction: The shell is made of steel and has a point fuze. The main explosive charge is located at the bottom of the shell. Below the main explosive charge is a layer of metal balls for extra fragmentation damage.[27]
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Grenade 40 NATO Inerta P, practice Name: The cartridge is named Inerta (inert), but the cartridge is live. Inert refers to the projectile, which is a solid material projectile.[27] Description: Romanian 40×46 mm low-velocity practice cartridge.[27] Construction: The shell is solid in construction and made of duralumin.[27]
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SAGM fuze
The
40×51 mm MV (40 mm medium velocity)
40×51 mm MV (medium velocity),
The propellant has medium pressure and gives the projectile an average velocity of 100 m/s (328 ft/s) depending on the ammunition type.[2] It has a maximum range of 800 meters, exceeding conventional extended range low-velocity variants by up to 375 meters.[2]
The 40×51 mm MV cartridge was designed by
Besides NATO the cartridge has been ordered by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as the cartridge for their next generation multiple grenade launcher, the Milkor Y4.[2][31] SANDF approved acquisition in February 2018 but deliveries could not be finished until the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]
40×53 mm HV (40 mm high velocity)
40×53 mm HV (high velocity)
The propellant has high pressure and gives the projectile an average velocity of 241 m/s (791 ft/s) depending on the ammunition type.[4]
40 mm high-velocity ammunition types (NATO)
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M383 HE, high explosive |
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M384 HE, high explosive[37] High explosive shell filled with composition A5.[35] (Comp 5A = hexogen + graphite according to Swedish manuals).[4] |
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DP, dual purpose | |
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M430, M430A1 HEDP, high-explosive dual-purpose[38] M430: Shaped charge with ability to damage soft targets and penetrate armor. It arms within 18 to 30 meters of the gun muzzle and has a point-initiating, base-detonating (PIBD) fuze. Armor penetration: 2 inches (51 millimetres).[38] |
CA, canister | |
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M1001 HVCC, high-velocity canister cartridge[40] Canister shot containing several flechettes. Produces a 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.2 m) wide dispersion pattern at 50 m (164 ft).[40] |
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AB, air burst | |
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XM1176 HEDP-AB, high-explosive dual-purpose air burst XM1176
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MK285 PPHE/SD, programmable prefragmented high explosive/self-destructible The MK285 is an anti-personnel cartridge designed for the Mk 47 Striker automatic grenade launcher. It consists of an electronic programmable fuze, a pre-fragmented warhead and a propulsion system. The fuze is programmed through the fire control of the gun. The fuze is mechanically armed at approximately 23 meters. The round is programmed to airburst over the target and the fuze counts down the programmed time via its built in electronics. If an unprogrammed round is fired, it will detonate on impact. The projectile has a built in self-destruct and can be fired by any automatic grenade launcher. |
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M385, M385A1 P, practice[42][43] M385: Training round featuring a solid metal projectile.[42] M385A1: Updated M385 featuring an ogive equal to the M430 HEDP round.[43] |
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M918 P, practice.[44] The M918 is a training practice cartridge that has the same muzzle velocity of 790 feet per second (fps), signature, and sound as the HE round.[44] [45] |
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M922, M922A1 Dummy round[46][47] Trainers use dummy rounds to check weapon function and to train crews.[48] |
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MK281 Mod 0, MK281 Mod 1 P, practice[49] MK281 Mod 0: Training round featuring an impact marker.[49] MK281 Mod 1: Training round featuring a day-night marker.[49] |
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40 mm high-velocity ammunition types (Sweden)
Sweden currently operates the Mk 19 grenade launcher (designated 40 mm granatspruta 92 in Sweden) and thus uses the 40 mm high-velocity cartridge.[50][26][4] Going against Swedish military tradition, the 40 mm high-velocity cartridge currently lacks a specified indigenous designation in Swedish service.[26][4] Instead only the projectile types have designations.
Currently these projectile types can be found in Swedish service manuals.[4]
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40 PSGR HEDP, high-explosive dual-purpose Name: 40 PSGR, abbreviation for 40 mm pansarspränggranat, Swedish for 40 mm high explosive anti-tank grenade. The fuze is designated ÖHKSAR PSGR, abbreviation for ögonblickligt högkänsligt spetsanslagsrör + shell designation, Swedish for instant high sensitivity point impact fuze. high-explosive dual-purpose grenade meant for use against both soft and lightly protected targets.[26][4] It is probably equivalent to the American 40 mm M430.[38]
Construction: The shell consists of a fragmentation body, a high-explosive charge, and a shaped charge. The fuze is a highly sensetive fuze without delay that is located at the top of the shell.[26][4] Marking: The shell has a gold head and green body. The side of the shell features the marking "RSV" in yellow, which stands for riktad sprängverkan ("shaped charge", lit. "directed explosive effect").[26][4]
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40 ÖVNGR P, practice Name: 40 ÖVNGR, abbreviation for 40 mm övningsgranat, Swedish for "40 mm practice grenade".[26][4] Description: The type is a practice shell for combat training and practice shooting.[26][4] It is probably equivalent to the American 40 mm M918.[44] Construction: The shell has a flash charge instead of a combat charge.[26][4] Marking: The shell is colored in NATO blue training color at the top.[26][4]
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40 ÖVNGR 07 P, practice Name: 40 ÖVNGR 07, abbreviation for 40 mm övningsgranat 07, Swedish for "40 mm practice grenade 07".[26][4] Description: The type is a practice shell for combat training and practice shooting.[26][4] Construction: The shell has a steel body with a plastic cap and is filled with orange signal chalk.[26][4] Marking: The shell is colored in NATO blue training color. The side of the shell features a marking of the cartridges designation in white.[26][4]
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Mockups and inert types also exist for loading exercises and educational purposes.
Green ammunition
The MK281 is a new type of 40 mm target practice grenade ammunition that has been accepted for use into the
The United States Army has a requirement for a non-dud producing 40 mm training ammunition in both high- and low-velocity variants. The Army awarded four contracts to three United States companies to test designs. The resulting ammunition will not contain explosive energetics and have day and night visible, infrared, and thermal signatures.
Other
40×47 mm (Poland)
40×47 mm is a cartridge caliber produced in Poland for their Pallad wz. 74 rifle-mounted grenade launchers (used with the AK family of rifles in the Polish Army, like the AKM/AKMS, Tantal and Beryl) and Pallad-D wz. 83 grenade launcher (standalone variant fitted with standard pistol grip and folding stock from the AKMS assault rifle). The construction is similar to the one used in 40×46 mm grenades, but they are not interchangeable.
40×47 mm (Romania)
40×47 mm is a cartridge caliber produced in Romania for their
Production was originally handled by the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Filiasi, however production was later moved to the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Tohan Zărnești,[27] today more commonly known as S. Tohan S.A.,[52] a subsidiary of ROMARM.
Several types of the Romanian 40×47 mm exist:
- High explosive[27]
- High-explosive fragmentation[27]
- Smoke[27]
- Incendiary[27]
- Tear gas[27]
- Practice, featuring a small flash charge and smoke signal.[27]
- Inert[27]
Tohan currently (2021) offers a 40×47 mm high explosive type called GETZ (Grenadă Explozivă Tohan Zărnești) and an inert version called GITZ (Grenadă Inertă Tohan Zărnești). Both cartridges are 105 mm (4.13 in) long, with GETZ weighing 0.260 kg (0.573 lb) and GITZ 0.200 kg (0.441 lb).[27][52]
40×74.5 mm (Romania)
40×74.5 mm is a cartridge caliber produced in Romania for their
Production is handled by the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Plopeni,[27] a subsidiary of ROMARM.
Three ammunition types are known:
- A high-explosive grenade producing 150 fragments weighing 0.2 g (0.0071 oz) each, creating a deadly radius of 10 meters (33 feet) upon impact.[27]
- A high-explosive dual-purpose grenade capable of penetrating 50 mm (2.0 in) of steel armor.[27]
- An inert cartridge for loading exercise.[27]
Caseless ammunition
This section is missing information about Rus high-velocity 7P39 for the AGS-40 Balkan. (February 2023) |
40 mm VOG-25 (Russia)
40 mm VOG-25 (
Today it is used primarily by the
The VOG-25 is 103 mm (4.1 in) long, weighs 250 g (8.8 oz), and features a 48 g (1.7 oz) explosive charge. It has a muzzle velocity of 76 m/s (250 ft/s) and will self-destruct after 14 seconds.[53]
40 mm Metal Storm (Australia)
During its time (1994–2012),
See also
- 35 mm grenade
- 40×46mmSR Hellhound
- United States 40 mm grenades
Notes
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
- Hexogen + graphiteaccording to Swedish manuals.
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
- Hexogen + waxaccording to Swedish manuals.
- Hexogen + graphiteaccording to Swedish manuals.
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
- ^ NEM = Net Explosive Mass
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External links
- Milkor Worldwide
- 40mm Low-Velocity Grenades
- Defense Review overview of Mk 47 Mod 0 'Striker' 40mm Grenade Machine Gun
- Defense Review overview of Corner Shot 40 personal grenade launcher
- Defense Review overview of Penn Arms PGL65-40 'Fourkiller Tactical Model' 40 mm Multiple Grenade Launcher
- Penn Arms data page for PGL65-40 6-Shot Grenade Launcher
- Defense Review overview of Metal Storm 40mm Weapon System
- Future Weapons: MEI Mercury 40MM Grenade